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From "Finding Nemo" to "The Lion King," parental deaths are common in Disney, Pixar and other animated children's movies. In fact, according to a recent study in the British Medical Journal, the "risk of parental death was five times higher in children's animated films compared with dramatic films for adults." The study also claims that "exposure to on-screen death and murder could have deleterious and long lasting effects on children, especially young children." The study noted that the cause of death differs between children's movies (animal attack, falls, etc.) and grown-up films (gunshots, car crashes, disease, etc.), but...

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From "Finding Nemo" to "The Lion King," parental deaths are common in Disney, Pixar and other animated children's movies.
In fact, according to a recent study in the British Medical Journal, the "risk of parental death...

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CLERMONT— Money, money, money.
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The Melon Patch Players will present Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," which opens Friday at the theater, 311 N. 13th St., Leesburg.The play is about three siblings; Vanya, the brother who is a...

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There are two key factors in the success of Orlando Shakespeare Theater's "Les Miserables." One, in the lead role of Jean Valjean, Michael Hunsaker is magnificent.
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Mad Cow Theatre has announced even more star power for its Orlando Cabaret Festival this spring: Tony award-winner Laura Benanti will join the lineup, which already features Tony nominee Christiane Noll.
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